1954 VFL Round 18: Footscray v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 28 August 1954 between Footscray and Hawthorn during round 18 of the 1954 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Hawthorn at Western Oval.
In the absence of Charlie Sutton, vice-captain Wally Donald captained the hosts.
Ted Fletcher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.
Footscray
W. Donald (capt.), P. Box, D. Bryden, J. Collins, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, N. Gelavis, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, J. Kerr, A. Martin, R. McCarthy, J. Nuttall, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, L. Ryan, H. Stevens, R. Stockman, T. Whitten
Hawthorn
Back:
A. Hughes, L. Crane, T. Fletcher (capt.)
Half-back:
N. Maginness, C. Philp, M. Considine
Centre:
L. Wilkinson, T. Allsop, P. O'Brien
Half-forward:
J. O'Mahoney, P. Cash, G. Peck
Forward:
K. Coghlan, N. Voigt, C. Thompson
Follower:
J. Kennedy, A. Woodley, R. Simmonds
Sub.:
P. Hughes, W. Nash
Footscray (17.15.117) defeated Hawthorn (5.4.34).
Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Collins (6), J. Kerr (3), H. Stevens (3), P. Box (2), R. Duffy (2), B. Gilmore
Hawthorn: P. Cash, K. Coghlan, T. Fletcher, G. Peck, A. Woodley
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 2nd on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Footscray
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 28 August 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
22,896
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Footscray | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 12 | 17 | . | 15 | 17 | . | 15 | (117) |
| Hawthorn | 1 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 4 | (34) |
| Margin | FOOT by 19 | FOOT by 23 | FOOT by 63 | FOOT by 83 | FOOT by 83 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Jack Hale
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Wally Donald
(Footscray),
Ted Fletcher
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Roach
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Gelavis, Nick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Nuttall, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Ryan, Lionel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 15 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Allsop, Tom | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Cash, Pat | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Coghlan, Kevin | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Considine, Maurie | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Crane, Len | FB↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fletcher, Ted (c) | BPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Hughes, Alf | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hughes, Peter | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John | RU↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Maginness, Norm | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Nash, Wally | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | O'Brien, Phil | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | O'Mahoney, John | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Peck, Graham | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Philp, Clive | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Thompson, Clayton | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Voigt, Noel | FF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Wilkinson, Lance | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 4 | |||
P. Hughes replaced J. Kennedy during the fourth quarter.
W. Nash replaced L. Crane during the fourth quarter.
Legend
ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Footscray | Coach: Charlie Sutton | ||||||||||||||
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| 12 | A. Hughes | 14 | L. Crane | 1 | T. Fletcher (c) |
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| 35 | N. Maginness | 8 | C. Philp | 28 | M. Considine |
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| 16 | L. Wilkinson | 4 | T. Allsop | 15 | P. O'Brien |
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| 3 | J. O'Mahoney | 5 | P. Cash | 25 | G. Peck | 27 | R. Simmonds |
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| 6 | K. Coghlan | 17 | N. Voigt | 20 | C. Thompson |
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| Hawthorn | Coach: Jack Hale | ||||||||||||||